Storage and management of data in the laboratory Assignment brief breakdown

1. Storage and management of data in the laboratoryAssignment brief breakdown Assignment 3

2. Assignment brief breakdown Scenario: You are the head ICT technician within Brunel University. You have recently identified weaknesses within the science department in response to their data storage. It is your job to devise a proposal for updating storage procedures in a laboratory and explain the importance of confidentiality and security in regard to this data. Task 1 Group: Research the ways of storing data in a laboratory setting including the use of computers: This is your PowerPoint presentation. Individual: Generate a report, that explains what types of scientific information are stored in a laboratory information management system (LIMS). • Explain how scientific data and records are stored. Use your PowerPoint as a reference but develop it further to include additional key details that you may have missed. • Include key notes on the data protection act and why it is important in terms of security and confidentiality in a digital file storage system (LIMS) and the potential threats of such a system. Task 2 • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of keeping data and records in a LIMS. This should be completed in the form of a comparison table. • Write a clear conclusion that identifies whether you feel a system like LIMS is secure and confidential, and what could be done to improve it. Please complete this in your books so it can be marked before you hand it in officially.

3. Reasons to keep data

4. Connection to LIMS LIMS is a program designed to consolidate a method of storing all this data. It is a central system/database that organises and encrypts all data to ensure its safety and security. A similar program that does this in teaching is SIMS. (schools information management system)

5. Advantages and Disadvantages of data storage

6. Advantages and Disadvantages of LIMS